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carpetbagging

adjective

Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality

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Word length
13
Starts with
C
Ends with
G
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
22

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adjective

  1. Presumptuously seeking success or a position in a new locality

    “A carpetbag stranger”

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A carpetbag stranger
A carpetbag politician

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